Romans 1:22
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
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Compare
- BSB
- Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- KJV
- Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- WEB
- Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- ASV
- Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- DARBY
- professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- BLB
- Professing to be wise, they became fools,
- ÅB
- Mens de påsto å være vise, ble de dårer,
- OTB
- Selv om de hevdet å være kloke, ble de dårer
- B1930
- Mens de gjorde sig til av å være vise, blev de dårer,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 1:19–21
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Read in contextProverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Read in contextRomans 11:25
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Read in contextProverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:8–9
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:14
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:18–19
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Read in contextMatthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
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